Trump administration orders UN to restore sanctions on Iran because country has flouted nuclear deal and warns individuals and businesses will be penalized for violations
The Trump administration declared Saturday that all U.N. sanctions against Iran have been restored It came a month after the US triggered the 'snap back' mechanism in the U.N. Security Council resolution that enshrined the 2015 Iran nuclear deal Snap back means that international sanctions eased or lifted by the nuclear deal are reimposed and must be enforced by U.N. member states The U.S. move faces stiff opposition from the other members of the Security Council who have vowed to ignore it They say the U.S. lost legal standing to invoke snap back when President Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal in 2018 and reimposed US sanctions on Iran China and Russia have been particularly adamant in rejecting the U.S. position But Britain, France and Germany said the U.S. announcement 'is incapable of having legal effect'
